גָּרָה garah
Hebrew word for “to stir up” · Strong’s H1624 · used 14 times in 13 verses
Meaning
1) to cause strife, stir up, contend, meddle, strive, be stirred up;
How it is translated
Glosses given for garah in context, with how often each is used:
- engage in strife 5
- stirs up 3
- will you engage in strife 2
- engaged in strife 1
- will wage war 1
- may wage war 1
- will get ready 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Proverbs | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Daniel | 3 | 0.5 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
Deuteronomy 2 (4), Proverbs 28 (2), Daniel 11 (2), 2 Kings 14 (1), 2 Chronicles 25 (1), Proverbs 15 (1), Proverbs 29 (1), Jeremiah 50 (1)
Forms
- יגרה 3
- תתגר 2
- תתגרה 2
- יתגרו 2
- תתגרו 1
- והתגר 1
- התגרית 1
- ויתגרה 1
- יתגרה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with garah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מָדוֹן madon “strife” 3
- יְרֻשָּׁה yerushshah “possession” 3
- לוֹט lot “Lot” 2
- מִלְחָמָה milchamah “battle” 3
- צוּר tsur “to confine” 2
- הֶם hem “them” 4
- אַל al “not” 3
- אֱדוֹם edom “Edom” 2
- כָּבֵד kavad “to honor” 2
- חֵמָה chemah “rage” 2
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 3
- חַיִל chayil “strength” 2
Key verses
The verses using garah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Deuteronomy 2:5 — Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
- Deuteronomy 2:9 — And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I…
- Deuteronomy 2:19 — And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of…
- Deuteronomy 2:24 — Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to…
- 2 Kings 14:10 — Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou…
- 2 Chronicles 25:19 — Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that…
- Proverbs 15:18 — A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
- Proverbs 28:4 — They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
- Proverbs 28:25 — He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 29:22 — An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- Jeremiah 50:24 — I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against…
- Daniel 11:10 — But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.